FNUS73 KFGF 101349 FWSFGF SPOT FORECAST FOR ARNESON WEST...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND 849 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 CDT ON MAY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY EARLY AFTERNOON AT 10 TO 15 MPH. BY LATE AFTERNOON WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY AROUND 15 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS ABOVE 20 MPH. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT. GUSTY AND VARIABLE WINDS MAY ACCOMPANY ANY SHOWERS. RH IS FORECAST TO DROP TO AROUND 25 PERCENT. THE DEGREE OF WARMING AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MAY AFFECT RH TRENDS. A PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 OR 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5200-6600 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........WEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 26 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........8 7 7 10 15 23 32 41 49 57 68 77 WEATHER COV..... SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT SCT WEATHER TYPE.... RW RW RW RW RW RW TSTM COV........ ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO ISO TEMP............38 42 47 52 56 59 62 64 65 65 63 60 RH..............85 52 42 35 31 30 28 26 29 31 35 42 20 FT WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S SW SW SW W NW 20 FT WIND SPD..6 8 9 10 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 20 FT WIND GUST.10 10 15 15 15 15 15 20 20 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 2200-2800 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTH 28 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........77 39 16 22 26 25 WEATHER COV.....SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ISOLTD ISOLTD ISOLTD TEMP............57 51 44 40 37 36 RH..............51 61 67 62 71 72 20 FT WIND......NW 15 NW 17 NW 17 NW 15 NW 13 NW 13 20 FT WIND GUST.25 25 25 20 20 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50. MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100-3800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7100 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........NORTHWEST 29 TO 35 MPH. TIME (CDT) 7 AM 10 AM 1 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........18 13 17 12 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE TSTM COV........ TEMP............35 40 45 47 RH..............68 46 37 34 20 FT WIND......NW 15G25 NW 19G30 NW 21G30 NW 20G30 $$ FORECASTER...MAKOWSKI REQUESTED BY...LINDY MCNEILUS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130510.ARNES.01/FGF